Originally released in November 1998 for the Nintendo 64, Ocarina of Time went on to sell over seven million units and won the Game of the Year award at the second Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The game was later re-released for the GameCube in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest.

North American players can once again help Link on his quest through time for 1000 Wii Points as of February 26. The game was also made available in Europe on February 23.